Race car Kurtis Kraft 500C (Offenhauser L4 4.5) in motorsport. Full information

Kurtis Kraft 500C

The Kurtis Kraft 500C is a racing car that competed in motorsport from 1954 to 1963.
Powered by a Offenhauser L4 4.5 engine.
During performances he took part in 17 races, won 0 victories and won 0 pole positions.

List of all Kurtis Kraft 500C racers

Driver Best Race Position Best position in qualification Total Races
Lee Drollinger 1
Jim Packard 2
Johnny Kay 1
Gene Force 14 26 2
Al Keller 13 16 2
Jerry Unser 24 2
Jim Mcwithey 16 33 1
Chuck Arnold 1
Dempsey Wilson 17 4 3
Chuck Rodee 1
Red Amick 31 26 1
Gene Hartley 11 22 2
Eddie Russo 23 26 3
Art Bisch 33 1
Fred Agabashian 6 2
Van Johnson 1
Bill Homeier 5 4
Jimmy Daywalt 24 16 4
Len Sutton 1
Shorty Templeman 19 23 1
Leroy Warriner 1
Jimmy Reece 18 6 1
Tony Bonadies 1
Marshall Teague 7 28 1
Don Edmunds 27 1
Johnny Fedricks 1
Chuck Weyant 14 1
Ed Elisian 23 7 2
Bob Christie 13 25 2
Sam Hanks 2 13 2
Andy Linden 27 9 1
Rodger Ward 8 15 1
Jim Rathmann 20 2 2
Dick Rathmann 5 4 1
Jack Mcgrath 3 2
Bill Vukovich 25 1
Johnnie Parsons 1
Spider Webb 1
Tony Bettenhausen 2 2
Paul Russo 2 1
Johnny Boyd 29 1
Len Duncan 1
Walt Faulkner 5 1
Manuel Ayulo 13 2
Pat O'connor 21 1
Bill Holland 1
Mike Nazaruk 5 1
Pat Flaherty 28 1
Eddie Sachs 21 11 1
Don Freeland 15 21 1
Bill Randall 14 19 2
Norman Hall 10 32 1
AJ Shepherd 6 14 1
Chuck Hulse 22 15 1
Bob Mathouser 15 24 1

All the years when Kurtis Kraft 500C took part in competitions

Formula 1

Year Points Wins Poles
1954 7 0 0

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Wins Poles
1954 7 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Wins Poles
1955 9 0 0

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Wins Poles
1955 9 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Wins Poles
1956 8 0 0

USAC

Year Points Wins Poles
1956 8 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Wins Poles
1957 0 0 0

USAC

Year Points Wins Poles
1957 0 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Wins Poles
1958 0 0 0

USAC

Year Points Wins Poles
1958 0 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Wins Poles
1959 0 0 0

USAC

Year Points Wins Poles
1959 0 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Wins Poles
1960 0 0 0

USAC

Year Points Wins Poles
1960 0 0 0
1961 310 0 0
1962 0 0 0
1963 0 0 0

List of races in which Kurtis Kraft 500C took part

Grand Prix Track Race Start Driver Position
Indianapolis 500 1954 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 31st May 1954 Jack Mcgrath 3
Mike Nazaruk 5
Fred Agabashian 6
Manuel Ayulo 13
Pat O'connor 21
Jimmy Daywalt 27
Jim Rathmann 28
Pat Flaherty 28
Tony Bettenhausen 29
Bill Homeier 33
Bill Holland -
Indianapolis 500 1955 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 30th May 1955 Paul Russo 2
Tony Bettenhausen 2
Walt Faulkner 5
Bill Homeier 5
Sam Hanks 19
Bill Vukovich 25
Jack Mcgrath 26
Johnny Boyd 29
Spider Webb -
Johnnie Parsons -
Len Duncan -
Manuel Ayulo -
Indianapolis 500 1956 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 30th May 1956 Sam Hanks 2
Dick Rathmann 5
Rodger Ward 8
Gene Hartley 11
Bob Christie 13
Jim Rathmann 20
Eddie Russo 23
Ed Elisian 23
Jimmy Daywalt 24
Andy Linden 27
Darlington Indycars 1956 Darlington Indycars Darlington 4th July 1956 Eddie Sachs 21
Indianapolis 500 1957 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 30th May 1957 Marshall Teague 7
Bob Christie 13
Chuck Weyant 14
Jimmy Reece 18
Jimmy Daywalt 28
Ed Elisian 29
Eddie Russo 32
Johnny Fedricks -
Don Edmunds -
Tony Bonadies -
Milwaukee Indycars 1957 Milwaukee Indycars Milwaukee 25th August 1957 Don Freeland 15
Indianapolis 500 1958 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 30th May 1958 Shorty Templeman 19
Art Bisch 33
Van Johnson -
Gene Hartley -
Jerry Unser -
Eddie Russo -
Fred Agabashian -
Bill Homeier -
Jimmy Daywalt -
Len Sutton -
Leroy Warriner -
Bill Homeier -
Milwaukee Indycars 1958 Milwaukee Indycars Milwaukee 24th August 1958 Dempsey Wilson 19
Daytona Indycars 1959 Daytona Indycars Daytona 4th April 1959 Al Keller 13
Bill Randall 14
Dempsey Wilson 17
Indianapolis 500 1959 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 30th May 1959 Jim Mcwithey 16
Al Keller 18
Red Amick 31
Chuck Rodee -
Dempsey Wilson -
Chuck Arnold -
Jerry Unser -
Jim Packard -
Gene Force -
Johnny Kay -
Milwaukee Indycars 1959 Milwaukee Indycars Milwaukee 30th August 1959 Gene Force 14
Indianapolis 500 1960 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 30th May 1960 Jim Packard -
Lee Drollinger -
Indianapolis 500 1961 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 30th May 1961 Norman Hall 10
Milwaukee Indycars 1961 Milwaukee Indycars Milwaukee 20th August 1961 AJ Shepherd 6
Trenton Indycars 1962 Trenton Indycars Trenton 8th April 1962 Chuck Hulse 22
Trenton Indycars 1962 Trenton Indycars Trenton 22nd July 1962 Bill Randall 24
Milwaukee Indycars 1963 Milwaukee Indycars Milwaukee 18th August 1963 Bob Mathouser 15

List of tracks where Kurtis Kraft 500C raced

Track Best Race Position Best position in qualification Total Races
Indianapolis 2 2 8
Milwaukee 6 14 5
Trenton 22 15 2
Darlington 21 11 1
Daytona 13 4 1

List of all victories Kurtis Kraft 500C

Kurtis Kraft 500C has never won a race

List of races in which Kurtis Kraft 500C was in the lead

Year Grand Prix Driver Leading laps
1954 Indianapolis 500 Jack Mcgrath 47
1954 Indianapolis 500 Jimmy Daywalt 8
1955 Indianapolis 500 Jack Mcgrath 6
1955 Indianapolis 500 Bill Vukovich 50
1956 Indianapolis 500 Jim Rathmann 3

List of fastest laps in the race, set by the Kurtis Kraft 500C

Year Driver Grand Prix Track Result Lap
1954 Jack Mcgrath Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 1'04''04 29
1955 Bill Vukovich Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 1'03''67 27